It was golf at its best – and also its worst. We had sisters winning together, rookies shining and some big putts dropping. Oh, and Scotland being shown off in all its splendour in the sunshine at glorious Gleneagles. But day one of the 16th Solheim Cup was tarnished by slow play. The top fourball match took five hours and 11 minutes for 16 holes. Golf can’t go on like this and, on this evidence, the officials in charge of the ladies’ game need to start asserting some much-needed authority.
